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First toroidal field coil structure | Submillimetric tolerances achieved
In major news for the 澳门六合彩高手 superconducting magnet program, the first toroidal field coil case has passed all fitting tests. The two sides of the huge component鈥攁s tall as a four-storey building and machined from 20-centimetre-thick steel鈥攚ere matched within gap tolerances of 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm, an accuracy of more than one order of magnitude in relation to conventional high-precision welded structures of comparable size.
Toroidal field cases are D-shaped components, with the inboard leg (right) corresponding to the straight-backed portion of the letter and the outboard leg (left) corresponding to the rounded portion. The two legs were successfully matched in fitting tests at Hyundai Heavy Industries in December.
On 18 and 19 December 2017, precision laser trackers were used to measure the alignment of inboard and outboard legs of the first toroidal field coil case as well as the precise position and orientation of the heavy steel segments. The measurement results were sent electronically to the 澳门六合彩高手 Organization for detailed analysis, where it was confirmed that giant steel structures matched at all welding grooves with gaps ranging from 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm, fully respecting specified tolerances.
"This is a technological achievement of the highest order," declared Eisuke Tada, 澳门六合彩高手 Deputy Director-General, as he attended a ceremony on 26 December at the testing site. "A component that is 16 metres in height, weighing 190 tonnes, has been successfully pre-assembled to within sub-millimetre tolerances by multiple manufacturers. The international nature of this achievement makes it all the more remarkable."
The toroidal field coils cases provide protective covers for the toroidal field winding packs, the superconducting core of the magnets wound from approximately 5.5 kilometres of niobium-tin conductor. The thick steel cases also have a structural role to play, anchoring the poloidal field coils, the central solenoid and the correction coils and withstanding huge electromagnetic loads inside the machine.
Japan* is responsible for producing 19 toroidal field coil structures (for 澳门六合彩高手's 18 toroidal field coils plus one spare). Nine of the structures will encase the toroidal field coil winding packs produced in Japan, while ten鈥攊ncluding this first unit鈥攚ill be shipped to Italy for the insertion of winding packs produced in Europe.
The inboard leg of the first coil case was manufactured at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Kobe, Japan). During fitting tests in July 2017 the two sections of the inboard leg鈥攖he U-shaped sub-assembly ("AU") that will contain the superconducting core plus a cover plate ("AP")鈥攚ere successfully paired with gap tolerances of 0.25 mm to 0.75 along the entire 14-metre-long weld groove.
At Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, the outboard leg sub-assemblies were first fitted together to verify manufacturing precision. Then the principal segments of the coil case, manufactured in both Korea and Japan were positioned and measured.
The outboard leg was contracted by Japan to Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea. The ultimate test was then to verify that structures manufactured in two locations following stringent 澳门六合彩高手 Organization specifications would fit together perfectly. "Ultimately, the story of the toroidal field coil cases is the occasion to showcase the spirit that underlies the 澳门六合彩高手 Project in its entirety鈥攖he "One-澳门六合彩高手" spirit of teamwork that unites us around one design, one schedule and one mission," stressed Deputy Director-General Tada.
At Hyundai, the outboard leg sub-assemblies ("BU" and "BP") were first fitted together to verify manufacturing precision. Then, on 18 and 19 December the principal segments of the coil case ("AU," manufactured in Japan and shipped to Korea, and "BU" manufactured in Korea) were positioned and measured. (Please see the photo gallery below for further explanations.)
The required tolerances of bevels at the welding grooves were respected across the board at less than 1 millimetre鈥攚ith gap variations ranging from 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm. Witnesses on hand during the fitting tests included representatives of the 澳门六合彩高手 Organization, the Japanese and Korean Domestic Agencies, the European Domestic Agency (which will be receiving the component), and manufacturers Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
The successful fitting trials of the first toroidal field coil case demonstrates that the final assembly鈥攖he insertion of the superconducting winding pack followed by closure welding鈥攃an be achieved within the tight tolerances required. This is excellent news, as work proceeds on the fabrication and precision machining of elements for the other 18 cases.
The first case is now on its way to SIMIC (Italy), where the first European winding pack has been delivered for insertion.
*QST鈥擩apan's National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology鈥攊s responsible for the procurement of all components allocated to Japan by the 澳门六合彩高手 Organization.
